Now Cancer Has Something To Fear

The Firefighter Cancer Consultants, LLC was established in late 2014. We have assisted Fire Departments across the country to establish or enhance their Firefighter Cancer Awareness, Prevention, and Support programs.

Firefighter Cancer Consultants can provide training for your department members that includes a Firefighter Cancer Awareness, Prevention, and Support module.

Trainings are personalized for each Fire Department, including specialized training for:

Company Officers

Command Staff

Recruit Firefighters

Train the Trainer

Committed to Improving FireFighter Health and Safety

The Firefighter Cancer Consultants, LLC will visit your department to evaluate your fire stations, and review your department policies/procedures. We will compose an individualized plan for your department with items that will help decrease your member’s risk of being diagnosed with Firefighter occupational cancer.

References and Testimonials

“Mr. Burneka instructed our personnel in Occupational Cancer Awareness on all three 24 hour shifts. These trainings are very important in helping our personnel understand their risks are increasing but there are ways to reduce the risk of exposure. This training also created buy-in on our department and helped change the culture towards a safer way of doing business. Our culture now is much more geared towards healthy living and safer working practices. Additionally, the Union and Fire Administration are working together towards this common goal. Together we were able to secure free skin exams from a local dermatologist group and stressed the importance of full physical exams. This initiative helped three of our members find cancers very early-on. All three are well today!

“I cannot stress enough how important it is to proactively change the culture of your fire department. I highly recommend Firefighter Cancer Consultants for fire departments that are serious about the safety and health of their personnel. Our hope is that when a Kettering firefighter retires, he or she will enjoy a long and happy retirement. The personalized Action Plan and training provided by FCC was invaluable in providing the tools necessary to make the essential changes to the Kettering Fire Department which will decrease the risk to our members from receiving an occupational cancer diagnosis.”

“I highly recommend Jim Burneka and Firefighter Cancer Consultants to any department that is serious about the health of their employees now and into the future. Using the knowledge that was provided in the training sessions and Action Plan Report, employees of the Kettering Fire Department and my union brothers and sisters are better prepared to be healthier now and reduce their chances of contracting occupational cancer in the future while enjoying their hard earned retirements.”

“In South Bend we realized that this subject required an approach that would signal to our rank and file members that this is important and special. This is not a regular monthly training on heat exhaustion or high-rise operations or any of the other trainings we routinely participate in. This training needed to be memorable and actionable and that is exactly the kind of program that the Firefighters Cancer Consultants provides.”

“Few outside presenters have been able to keep the members of our department as attentive and engaged while delivering a presentation, and even few outside consultants have impressed our administration and union leadership with such clear expertise and insightful prescriptions for how we as a department can mitigate the risks our firefighters face at the station and on the fireground.

“I was duly impressed with the way the Firefighter Cancer Consultants were able to unite both union leaders and department administration in order to find agreement on tangible solutions and strategic priorities. That’s often an exceedingly difficult task, yet he was able to deftly facilitate cooperation between labor and management as we navigated through the process of identifying practical solutions and agreeing on strategic priorities.”

“The diligence displayed in reviewing our policies, procedures, and actual living and working spaces made our presentations meaningful to our department. It was NOT a canned presentation! The icing on the cake was your interviews with personnel at all levels of our organization. You know where the players are and you talk to them, attempting to gain the real practices at our department.”

“The Firefighter Cancer Consultants invested a considerable amount of time in learning how the Sidney Fire Department functions on the fire scene and back at the firehouse regarding FF cancer issues. We truly believe this investment will pay off in the future regarding our members health.”

“I highly recommend anyone to at least make contact and evaluate what the Firefighter Cancer Consultants bring to the table. Should you decide to enlist the assistance of the Firefighter Cancer Consultants, the product they will provide you will be priceless.”

“Jim presented his findings in an engaging training/presentation. He broke the material down into simple terms and had facts to back up all of his recommendations. As a result of Jim’s presentation all firefighters involved began to take this risk more seriously.

I strongly recommend every department to contact Jim and the Firefighter Cancer Consultants for a comprehensive action plan.”

“It is apparent that you have extensively researched how cancer is impacting firefighters and their families. You bring a tremendous amount of credibility to your presentation from your extensive fire service experience and the passion you obviously have for reducing the cancer risk to firefighters.”

“I am pleased with the excitement your presentation has generated and plan to address each recommended point by years end. I want to commend you on the work you have done to reduce firefighter exposure to cancer. I endorse your presentation and the comprehensive best practice approach to solving the real life issues of cancer in the fire service.”

“The Firefighter Cancer Consultants were able to keep our members engaged in a subject that is generally difficult to discuss. Their message is not just being preached about, it’s personal, and the delivery is from one firefighter to another.”

“I was very impressed with the end product and as a result and as a result have instituted several changes within our organization. Many times the simplest precautions are over looked and the Firefighter Cancer Consultants were extremely thorough with their study.”

Mark S Ashworth

Fire Chief

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“I truly appreciate the time and effort you have given this organization. Please know that your efforts have already sparked actions, and some of the deficiencies that were noted in your report have already been corrected.”

“The members of Local 2926 have a greater opportunity to finish their careers, and live a long, healthy life thanks to the training and interventions brought to us by the Firefighter Cancer Consultants.”

“With Cancer being one of the leading causes in firefighter deaths, we reached out to The Firefighter Cancer Consultants to help us begin our journey in being proactive in cancer prevention/education. The Firefighter Cancer Consultants came in and trained our department on “best practices” for cancer awareness and prevention. Their extensive knowledge in this area, along with their ability to present this in a relatable manner, kept our members engaged and they had some great takeaways from each session. Since thier initial training we have developed a Cancer Task Force to continue working on cancer prevention and education.”

The Firefighter Cancer Consultants provided us with invaluable information on how our department can improve firefighter health and safety and reduce the risk of exposure to occupational cancers. We truly appreciate the hard work and dedication of the Firefighter Cancer Consultants and would recommend this training for every department.